や
ya
や (ya)
や is a hiragana character pronounced “ya”. It belongs to the ya row.
Katakana Equivalent
ヤ
The katakana form of や, used for foreign words and emphasis.
Korean Hint
야
Similar sound in Korean for Korean speakers learning Japanese.
Memory Trick
A YAk — 'ya' as in 'yak'
Horns of a yak
Character Details
- Writing System
- Hiragana
- Romaji
- ya
- Row
- ya
- Unicode
- U+3084
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